Despite my desire to praise God for miraculously sparing my son's life, I am still unable to say much about his accident, both for his sake, and for legal reasons because his case is pending. What I can say is that the accident was not the wake up call I had hoped it would be in his life and I was desperately disappointed. That is what I would have used if I were God. So I asked for wisdom, for some hint of what God was doing and the only thought I heard in my mind was, "I'm not finished yet." I wasn't sure the message was from the Holy Spirit because, frankly, it didn't sound very spiritual. No thees and thous or quotes from scripture. Just ordinary words. But I have double checked with the Lord and the message has not changed. He has a plan. He is working in my son's life, but He is not finished yet.
That is the main thing I have been getting from the study of Revelation in BSF this year. God has a plan and what God has planned always happens. In spite of a world that seems out of control and Satanic opposition that we cannot see or imagine, history has been written. Gods knows exactly how many Gentiles will be saved, how many believers will be martyred, the redemption of the Jews is right on schedule. But it is not my schedule. God is not on my schedule and ultimately, I don't want him to be, because everything God has given me is greater that what I wanted for myself. I want good things for my son. God wants better things, and only He knows how to make that happen.
The Bible is full of examples of God working out his plan in spite of our misunderstanding it (Abraham & Hagar), refusing to cooperate with it (Jonah), and flat out opposing it (Pharaoh), but in the midst of those situations, they looked absolutely hopeless. If I don't close a book halfway through, or leave a movie before the end, I should trust the Author and Director of the reality show "Life" to come up with the perfect ending. I just need to remember--He's not finished yet.
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